Posted by JD Seller on January 18, 2015 at 18:29:04 from (208.126.198.123):
In Reply to: Road tractor question posted by G.Fields on January 18, 2015 at 17:18:29:
G.Fields: I would stay away from the old military trucks. They maybe low miles and fairly well maintained but they all are usually oddball combinations od equipment. The one that they all are is a true 24 volt system. Then the rest of the vehicle can have components that are not common in the civilian market.
Just pick out a common brand of truck that has support in your area and then just watch for bargains. The older tractors sell cheap usually anyway. There are a lot sold for long haul work but no one wants to risk an old truck miles form home. So you can get a good usable truck for not that much money. $5-10K can buy you a lot of truck.
I have had good luck finding ones with bad clutches or transmissions. The value is usually way under what the cost of the repairs are. You can hire anew clutch installed for under $2000. A 10 speed transmission can be bought used for under $1000. Just makes sure your not looking at some rare type. A common old 10 speed Eaton is easy and cheap to come by.
The one major brand I try to stay away from is Mack. They are a pretty good truck but a lot of the parts are Mack only. Even if it is an Eaton transmission it could easily be not a common ratio or something. This makes repairing them be more costly at times.
International and Freightliner are the most common and the easiest to find parts for.
Peterbilt and Kenworth will just about always be higher in price for the same condition. I also just do like the ergonomics of them as well as International or Freightliner. I am not a long nose liking driver. They also do not turn as short as International or Freightliner do.
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